#Newedleics

Yet more steel has arrived on site this week, as the outline for our new Emergency Floor gets bigger. The pre-cast floors. supported by the steel work, are creating the frame for the new build. Did you know... everyday, around 3,355 patients will come to our hospitals to attend an outpatient clinic. 

Another milestone of progress with our new Emergency Department has been reached this week as the steel frames for the new building have started to be put into the ground... Did you know... when our new multi-storey car park is open, there will be 600 spaces available in the Havelock Street car park.

As we begin the year, we start to see our new emergency floor take shape at the Royal Infirmary. Groundwork on the site have been ongoing, and steel will be coming on site soon, which will provide the outline for the actual building.    Did you know... everyday, our imaging team scan 2,200 patients.

Work will continue on the construction site over Christmas, as we move closer to our new emergency department. More concrete is in place and the new Accident and Emergency Department in Leicester is beginning to take shape...literally! Lots of work is happening inside too...our doctors and nurses are working on what the new emergency floor will look like inside, from signage to colours of the walls. You'll have to wait until next Winter to tell us what you think! Did you know... 273 nappies will be changed in our neonatal unit every day.

The view onto our construction site is changing everyday, as we move closer to our new emergency floor, and phase one opening next winter. The retaining walls continue to be put up... Pouring concrete into the bases... Pile crunching in the basement... Did you know ...every day we will take blood from around 600 patients

The focus on the new Emergency Floor building site this week has been the drainage system. Concrete panel and storage tanks are being put into place to create the underground drainage system. The new Accident and Emergency Department will eventually sit on top of the concrete panels! We're really excited about our new Emergency Floor and the progress we're making towards making it a reality. Did you know... Every day we will treat 70 patients with an eye injury.

Our new Emergency Floor is literally taking shape this week, as more concrete is poured into the space made on the building site... Our doctors and nurses are really excited by the progress on the building site and can't wait for next Winter, when the first part of the building - the Accident and Emergency Department - will open its doors. The new 'roundabout' is taking shape at what will become the new ambulance entrance to A&E.   Did you know... Everyday, patients missing appointments costs us £19,680.